This is a reminder that when you tell about a book you read, keep the ending TOP SECRET.
Other detectives from our Get a Clue Detective Agency may be reading the same book and you don't want to spoil a book by telling how it ends.
Also, Ima Reader wanted you to know that she has been very busy cracking the case of summer reading.
Here are some great summer books that she says you might enjoy, along with some fun websites that go with each book.
Let me know if you read them and I'll pass the word to Ima Reader.
From the Agent-in-Charge,
by Eileen Spinelli
In this picture book (aka: "EVERYBODY BOOK") the blazing summer temperatures reach unbelievable highs in the town of Lumberville and the townsfolk must be creative to keep cool.
Check out these related websites:
Author website:
http://www.eileenspinelli.com/heart_001.htm
Water games:
http://familyfun.go.com/games/indoor-outdoor-games/specialfeature/kids-water-games/
by Deborah Wiles
In this chapter book, House Jackson, age 12, is a regular kid who respects his dad, takes care of his little sister, and loves to play baseball. House Jackson is also a kid who has a secret that not even his best friend, Cleebo, knows about...yet.
Check out these related websites:
Author website:
http://www.deborahwiles.com/index2.html
MLB Kids' Games
http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/kids/games.jsp
Jackson M
ReplyDeleteScaredy Squirrel
By Melanie Watt
My favorite part was when Scaredy Squirrel saw the killer bee.
I liked this book it was GREAT!
Jackson M
ReplyDeleteBear Wants More
Karma Wilson
Bear has good friends that help him.
It wasn't for me.
Hayden U
ReplyDeleteCam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery
by David A. Adler
The important thing about this book is that Cam used her photographic memory to solve the mystery.
It was a GREAT book.
Brandon U
ReplyDeleteWhere the Wild Things Are
Maurice Sendak
A little boy was sent to his room and he took a make believe trip.
I did not like some of the pictures in the book.
Ruby R.
ReplyDeleteKindergarten Rocks
by Katie Davis
Problem: Dexter loses his friend, Rufus and his sister, Jessie, helps him find Rufus.
This book was great!
Kindergarten Rocks
ReplyDeleteby Katie Davis
Problem: Dexter loses he friend, Rufus, at Kindergarten. Dester's sister, Jessie, helps hom look for Rufus.
This book was great!
Where the Wild Things Are
ReplyDeleteby Maurice Sendak
I liked when Max's room turned into a forest and he went to see the wild things.
This book was great!
Chris B.
ReplyDeleteThe Luck of the Loch Ness Monster
A.W. Flaherty
This book is about what happens when kids don't like oatmeal and throw it into a lake.
This book was funny.
Chris B.
ReplyDeleteSmelly Locker
Allan Katz
This is a funny book of poems about school. You can sing the poems too.
I felt that this is really funny and I enjoyed it.
Caroline S
ReplyDeleteDetective LaRue: Letters from the Investigation
Mark Teague
When Detective LaRue captures the cats!
It was great!
Caroline P.
ReplyDeleteGrandpa's Teeth
by Rod Clement
It was funny when Grandpa's dog smiled for the first time ever.
I liked the book a lot--I thought it was funny!
Wow! What great case reports! There is a lot of good reading going on in The Get-a-Clue Detective Agency.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!
From the Agent-in-Charge,
Mrs. Murphy
Noah B.
ReplyDeleteI read BUNNICULA and I thought Chester was so hysterical.
Noah,
ReplyDeleteChester IS hysterical! You should read the other books in this series - they will crack you up!
Keep reading,
Mrs. Murphy
Abigail M.- The Mysterious Case of the Albright Academy by Diane Stanley
ReplyDeleteThe mystery was who was putting bad medications into the traditional Albright brownies. I thought that the book was really good! My favorite part was when Cal, Brooklyn, Prescott and Franny worked as a team to collect information and make it into a powerpoint to convince people that two, bad people were putting the medications into the brownies. But to find out who those two people are, you need to read the book!
Collin M.- Detective LaRue-Letters from the Investigation by Mark Teague
ReplyDeleteThe problem was the police and Detective LaRue were trying to find the cats. It was good because I liked the picture when Detective LaRue and the police officer were playing checkers. I think it was a good book!
Ben C
ReplyDeleteThe dogs in Help Me, Mr. Mutt! were funny when they thought that humans have a brain the size of a pea. It is a silly illustration of the pea as a brain.
Thomas C
ReplyDeleteYum MmMm Que rico was a yummy book. The potato was the first vegetable to be planted in outer space. I wonder if it was a striped potato?
Jacob D.
ReplyDeleteKindergarten Rocks!
by Katie Davis
Problem: Rufus his blue dog got lost.
He spilled his milk when he ate lunch.
Alex D.
ReplyDeleteCam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery
by David A. Adler
Problem: Somebody stole Mrs. Pearl's necklace.
I like the book.
Caroline Emery S.
ReplyDeleteTake Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs
by Alan Katz
I like this book because I like poems. It was fun singing the poems.
Townes B.
ReplyDeleteKindergarten ROCKS!
By Katie Davis
Problems: Dexter spills his milk at lunch.
He loses his stuffed dog Rufus.
Great!
Ross H.
ReplyDeleteTrapped in Death Cave
Bill Wallace
When Brian goes to his house in the country he can't find his friend Gary. When he finds him, Gary tells him Gary's grandfather is dead. When Gary is kidnapped by the man who killed his grandfather Brian goes to find him.
I liked all the suspense and action in this book.
Kinh P.
ReplyDeleteI Was a Third Grade Science Project
Mary Auch
This is a book about a kid who tried to hypnotize a dog to think it's a cat, but accidentally hypnotized his friend.
This book made me laugh.
Kinh P.
ReplyDeleteSmelly Locker
Allan Katz
This book has funny poems sung to the tunes of songs we know.
It wasn't for me.
Kinh P.
ReplyDeleteAlvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things
Lenore Look
Alvin usually carries a case that has every enemy's weakness.
It was funny.
Kinh P.
ReplyDeleteThe Luck of the Loch Ness Monster
A.W. Flaherty
A kid goes to Scotland on a ship. She throws oatmeal out of the ship unaware that she was feeding the tiny Loch Ness monster.
It was interesting.
Mia D.
ReplyDeleteKindergarten Rocks by Katie Davis
Dexter is scared of school.
I liked it because he made new friends, who helped him find Rufus!
Elizabeth L.
ReplyDeleteThere's an Alligator Under My Bed
by Mercer Mayer
There was an alligator under his bed, but only he saw it! What to do? What to do?
This book was a little bit scary, but I liked it.
Jolene P.
ReplyDeleteMysterious Case of the Allbright Academy
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By Diane Stanley
A girl, Franny, is accepted to the Allbright Academy where everyone is perfect. Franny realizes that the brownies they eat have something secret in it to make them perfect. Her brother, JD, is in the one group who does not recieve the brownies. On holiday at home, JD, realizes the change in Franny. She discovers the secret put into the brownies. She lets the police and everyone know about the secret ingredient and the academy is closed.
I liked the book ok, however, it was not one of my favorites. I wanted more explanations and more information about the characters. I just wanted more story.
Taylor R.
ReplyDeleteThe Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy was a great book!!!I don't know how Diane Stanly thought of such a excellent book. This is one of the best books I've ever read.
Jay T
ReplyDeleteDog Diaries
Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffey, and Laurie Myers
This book talks many characters that have different problems.
I think this book is amazing with all the problems and all the characters.
Kinh P.
ReplyDeleteThe Chocolate Touch
Patrick Skene Catling
This book is about a boy who loves to eat chocolate. He eats a piece of magic chocolate that turns every thing his mouth touches into chocolate.
It was great!
Ben K
ReplyDeleteChester
by Melanie Watt
This book is about Chester the cat who has a red marker. He likes to change words.
I like the pictures the best.
Emily A.
ReplyDeleteI read Bunnicula by Deborah and James Howe. It was very cool because there was a mystery in the story. I LOVE mysteries! The cat Chester was so funny! I think people will love this book.
Emily F.
ReplyDeleteThe Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright.
Amy goes to visit her Aunt Clare. She finds a dollhouse in the attic but it's not an ordinary dollhouse. The problem is the dolls in the dollhouse try to show Amy that there was a dark secret that hasn't been told in years. The book kept me on the edge of my seat. It was a geat mystery.
Hudson H.
ReplyDeleteI chose Bunnicula because I like stories about vampires and rabbits.
The story was funny! The dog and cat think the new house pet is evil. They try to prove it but they are only animals.